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...foreign legal authority (witness the International Criminal Court) that such a change is unthinkable. But the ruling must, and likely will, be used to support the argument that the American approach is wrong and even illegal. One can only hope that the Lords’ ruling will be a wake-up call for an American administration too widely viewed as arrogant and negligent...
Yesterday’s announcement of Man and Woman of the Year—Tim Robbins and Catherine Zeta-Jones—has been received with much excitement from the cast, especially in the wake of the recent renovations announcement (see related article, page...
...that bloodshed has has distracted attention away from a looming crisis that may open a new front of conflict in the wake of the election. Turkey's military has given notice of its intention to challenge the election's outcome in Kirkuk, the oil-rich northern city coveted by Kurdish nationalists as the future capital of a Kurdish state. Turkey is unhappy that former Kurdish residents of the city forcibly relocated by Saddam Hussein and replaced by Arab Iraqis two decades ago will be allowed to vote in Kirkuk. Turkey - as well as leaders of the city's ethnic Turcoman...
...December other protesters sprawled out under mock bloody sheets to denounce the killings. Still, Pisani says, "Most people are simply too scared to speak up." It wasn't always like this. In the 1990s, Naples experienced a momentary renaissance as tourism boomed and civic pride swelled in the wake of the 1994 G-7 summit held in the city. But an unemployment rate of close to 20%, youth joblessness over 60% and the ubiquity of the Camorra stand in the way of a permanent comeback. "Naples gets remembered and forgotten as people see fit," Pisani says. "This...
...remade itself in the wake of 9/11 into a counterterrorism agency, the bureau's long-standing counterintelligence mission has been bumped down a notch on the priority list. During this time, Russia has been among the U.S.'s rivals most aggressively exploiting the opening to build up its spying capabilities. Also, it has been using liberalized immigration rules for Russians, instituted after the cold war, to install NOCs...